foreign

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈfɒɹən/
/ˈfɔɹən/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A foreign person, particularly:

2 Definition

A foreign ship.

3 Definition

Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.

4 Definition

A foreign area, particularly:

5 Definition

Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service.

Adjective
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

Example Sentences
  • He liked visiting foreign cities.
2 Definition

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

Example Sentences
  • There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.
3 Definition

Relating to a different nation.

Example Sentences
  • foreign policy; foreign navies
4 Definition

Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.

Example Sentences
  • foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species
5 Definition

(with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange.

Example Sentences
  • It was completely foreign to their way of thinking.
6 Definition

Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.

7 Definition

From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.

8 Definition

Belonging to a different organization, company etc.

Example Sentences
  • My bank charges me $2.50 every time I use a foreign ATM.
9 Definition

Outside, outdoors, outdoor.